Sunday, August 18, 2013

Updated list of suppliments

***(When we are battling yeast, i give Liam 1 capsule Saccharomyces Boulardi+MOS, in a veggie/fruit pouch *gfcf/organic*- BEFORE his juice and breakfast....i open the capsule and pour it in making sure to mix it up really well so non of the powder is left on the rim of the pouch or else if he tastes it he wont eat it. This is given for about a month)

***(When we are battling "bad bacteria" i give Liam 1/2 tsp. of Colloidal Silver, in his juice along with his other supplements. It has no flavor which is great! This is given for about 2 weeks)

I give him the following supps in his juice in the a.m. (although sometimes it takes him until the afternoon to drink it up, i just keep refreshing it until its gone....)
1 tsp Kirkman Labs Spectrum complete (flavored powder multi vitamin) 1 tsp. Nordic naturals arctid D cod liver oil 1/4 tsp. Kirkman Labs TMG with folic acid and b-12 1/2 tsp Kirkman Labs Buffered magnesium glycinate powder (2x a day, given again at lunch) 1 capsule Designs for health Oil of Oregano 1/2 teaspoon LevoCarnatine (2 x a day , i give the second dose along with another 1 tsp nordic naturals arctic d cod liver oil during snack time after lunch. Levocarnatine is prescribed by his pediatrician but i think you are able to purchase over counter. putting it through our insurance was cheaper so we did it that way)

With his his breakfast, I pour 1 capsule of the Kavinace in one of those pureed veggie/fruit pouches and just make sure its mixed in well and none of the powder is around the rim and he eats it right up. ***UPDATE*** Kavinace is really strong tasting so lately i have also been syringing in a just a little bit of juice using one of those syringes from like, infant ibuprofin or whatever...after i have added the capsule to flush the powder down into the pouch and help mix it in even more. i give him 1 capsule in a pouch in the morning.

During lunch I refresh his juice and add the additional doses of LevoCarnatine, NN Arctic D and Magnesium (seen above) along with 1 capsule (poured out into drink) Kirkman Labs enzyme complete/ DPP-IV (you are supposed to give an enzyme with every meal but i find more than one upsets his stomach so i do it just once a day for him )

We use Kirkman Labs Pro Bio Gold as a probiotic. I give it to him at night before or during his dinner, also in a pouch. He eats about 4-5 of those pouches a day- 3 to 4 containing supplements and the rest just because he likes them. :)
Side note- never give a probiotic with an enzyme because they cancel each other out....fyi (if i happen to be out and am waiting to re-up i give him gfcf Culturelle probiotic that i keep around just as a backup)

About 30 minutes before bed he gets the final fruit/veggie pouch of the day. This one contains 250 MG of Gaba. This helps promote sleep. 
I spent a lot of time researching online and even before we found our bio med pediatrician i began trying supps. Well, technically I starting with the GFCFSF diet intervention (it took us about two weeks to see positive changes from going gfcfsf, for some its quicker and for others longer. the first few weeks were rough but it was well worth it...he began focusing more and it was like a fog lifted to name just a few of the positive changes...) then added the multi vitamin (I began with Kirkman labs super nu thera but have since switched to spectrum complete). I waited a week between each new addition to let his body adjust and to see if we noticed any changes. Everything he takes now has had some sort of positive effect. Be it keeping yeast at bay (oil of oregano), helping calm him down, with anxiety and with sleep (Kavinace and magnesium). We have tried some supps that have had not so great reactions as well ( increased hyperactivity or not so great behaviors...) so we stopped. :)
I buy most of my supps online off OurKidsASD.com they have free shipping and their good prices. I occasionally use amazon too.


Supplements on the horizon: Vitamin E, Enhansa, SAM-e, Vit C....


Just thought i would share! And also help me keep track :)


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